12 hours ago, Jdee43 said:

I think at this point I'd rather see Ashley recast more than Derekt. They need someone more charismatic and authentic, who doesn't come off as "acting," especially if they have to carry this horrible writing.

Someone mentioned a while back that Katelyn MacMullen should be chosen as a recast for Ashley and I think that's a great idea. I'm still hoping that BTG poaches her from General Hospital and have her play Ashley. Also the writing for Ashley could use some improvement because right now Ashley is coming across as extremely emotionally unstable and neurotic. I can't help but wonder if that's supposed to be intentional. 

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51 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Derek is a firefighter, yet we haven't met any of his co-workers or friends, and there is no set location for his job. Derek is so isolated from everyone else.

@NothinButAttitude I wonder the same thing about the crooked cop story. Where did it go?

Poor Derek comes off as having the IQ of the cornbread at Orphey Gene's, like he's just a walking himbo with nothing going on upstairs.

Sometimes them himbos are needed. 😜 

 

 

5 hours ago, NothinButAttitude said:

Speaking of Jacob, did they just drop the shady partner story? They really need to speed up Joey's story. 

I think the story with Jacob's partner the shady cop is coming.  Remember a while back, we saw Jacob's father the police chief Elon Hawthorne, trying to defend the situation to Jacob.  And separately, we saw Chief Elon ask Anita to help with the police event. *Speculation only* that the Articulettes (or Anita solo) will sing at the police event.  I think bits and pieces of the cop/mobster storyline are being shown very intermittently, and it will build into a C story, then B, and then more, as the event gets closer.
But for now the focus is on reuniting the Articulettes.

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5 hours ago, NothinButAttitude said:

Speaking of Jacob, did they just drop the shady partner story? They really need to speed up Joey's story. 

 

1 hour ago, Soapsuds said:

 

@NothinButAttitude I wonder the same thing about the crooked cop story. Where did it go?

I wouldn't be too worried. I've noticed that this show is VERY good at bringing back up a story/plot thread right as someone mentions it on this board. Most soaps might drop or forget one, but this show always loops back around and tries its best to not insult the audience's intelligence.

 

Heck, we still have Anita's police fundraiser to look forward to, and it has not been mentioned in...mmmm...a month?

19 minutes ago, 1974mdp said:

Poor Derek comes off as having the IQ of the cornbread at Orphey Gene's, like he's just a walking himbo with nothing going on upstairs.

Don't insult the deliciousness of the Orphey Gene's food like that! 😯

Just now, Taoboi said:

Heck, we still have Anita's police fundraiser to look forward to, and it has not been mentioned in...mmmm...a month?

Wasn't that poised for August, though? 🤔 Or was that another event?

4 minutes ago, janea4old said:

I think the story with Jacob's partner the shady cop is coming.  Remember a while back, we saw Jacob's father the police chief Elon Hawthorne, trying to defend the situation to Jacob.  And separately, we saw Chief Elon ask Anita to help with the police event.   *Speculation only* that the Articulettes (or Anita solo) will sing at the police event.  I think bits and pieces of the cop/mobster storyline are being shown very intermittently, and it will build into a C story, then B, and then more, as the event gets closer.
But for now the focus is on reuniting the Articulettes.

LOL. Great minds.  

LOL @Taoboi and I posted the same thing at the same time.

And during the convo between Anita and police chief Elon, we learned that Elon's wife (Jacob's mother) is the police dispatcher and Jacob's brother is another cop. So maybe the reveal will happen after the entire family is shown onscreen?

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Just now, janea4old said:

LOL @Taoboi and I posted the same thing at the same time.

IKR. I hollered just now. I totally agree. Even now the Doug/Joey/Vanessa storyline is moving from C to B and doesn't even touch on the crooked cop part of Joey's storyline. It's similar to what they did with Martin's secret...just idling on the backburner all of Month 2 until this month regaining a build to it. I feel the same about the crooked cop storyline. 

 

And I can't wait for the police fundraiser. Hoping to see more of Jacob's family then as well. 

I've been rewatching old episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on ParamountPlus.  There are times when Captain Sisko visits his father in New Orleans.  Sisko's father runs a restaurant with specific local New Orleans cuisine, and we actually see and hear him recommending specific dishes to the restaurant customers.  I can almost smell the aromas.

I'd like to see occasional mention of the menu at Orphey Gene's Soul Food Cafe.  Someone orders something, or mentions how much they enjoy something.  They named Orphey Gene's after MVJ's mother.  I want to feel it as a soul food restaurant and not as a generic diner set for conversations.  I mean, obviously it will still be used as set for conversations, but give it more specific atmosphere.

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I'm surprised they haven't introduced the owner of Orphey Gene's. Since their inspiration for it seems to be partly from General Hospital, maybe they could introduce an Aunt Ruby type to run it.

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  Ashley responds like a 12 year old to everything. It's embarrassing. When Jacob told her to text Derek, she said "What if he doesn't answer?" Jesus. Every response she has comes off like an emotional release from a teenager.

Someone called her "Crashley" cause she crashes out about everything and boy is that ever true! I feel sorry for Derek and she needs to go, he at least has chemistry with a few people(not her) 

Derek is a BUM! I cant beleive he tried to crash on Jacob's couch. Ashley herself is super annoying and IA, acts like a child. They both are insufferable in different ways

2 hours ago, MissPhoenixGirl92 said:

right now Ashley is coming across as extremely emotionally unstable and neurotic. I can't help but wonder if that's supposed to be intentional. 

Ashley is almost textbook OCPD (not OCD) per this:
https://iocdf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/OCPD-Fact-Sheet.pdf
If she's not intentionally written that way, then it's an interesting coincidence -- maybe the writers know people who behave that way without knowing that terminology.

Three episodes in a row of Ashley/Derek?  Ugh.

Thankfully we have Eva and Leslie